kutkot

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Alternative forms

• kutkut

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutkut.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kut‧kot
• IPA^(key): /ˈkutkot/, [ˈkut.kot]

Noun

kutkot

1. a dug hole in the ground

   Synonyms: kalot, kalkag

Derived terms

• kutkotan
• kutkoton
• magkutkot

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutkut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutkot/, [ˈkut̪.kot̪]
• Hyphenation: kut‧kot

Verb

kutkót (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. to dig up
2. to scrape off
3. to eat away

Hanunoo

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kut‧kot

Noun

kutkot

1. a Hanunuo ritual, believed to bring the dead back to life, involving exhuming the dead, every two years, and dressing up the corpse

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutkut (“dig”). Also possibly from a reduplication of Hokkien 掘 (ku̍t, “to dig”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kutˈkot/ [kʊtˈkot]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: kut‧kot

Noun

kutkót (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔)

1. act of scraping, scratching, digging, or burrowing deeper (with one's fingers, paws, etc.)

   Synonyms: kuykoy, kaykay, kahig, dutdot

Derived terms

• kutkutin
• magkutkot
• pagkukutkot

 

Further reading

• “kutkot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018